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Paige VanZant Responds to Her Haters After Being Labelled ‘Cringey’ in a Headline

Published 02/22/2022, 12:45 PM EST

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Former UFC women’s fighter Paige VanZant is one of the most famous women’s fighters in combat sports. Apart from MMA, she has tried her hands in boxing, reality shows and has found decent success in every aspect of life.

Not only, the 27-year-old has found astonishing success early in her career, but she also knows how to handle herself against criticism.

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The BKFC fighter answered a post criticizing and labeling her actions as ‘Cringey’, she tweeted, “give ‘em reason to hate ……”

The Twitter post, not only, has a well-thought-out quote, but also a perfect pic to go with it. The Oregon native posted a lively pic with her husband, Austin Vanderford. These two are a joyful couple and keep their fans entertained by occasionally posting their fun moments.

’12 Gauge’ is living her best life and there will always be some kind of objection, but looks like she doesn’t care about any kind of negativity and focuses on the bright side.

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She has a very delightful character, and it was on display during her UFC run. Apart from being one of the best women’s fighters inside the octagon, she had some fun moments outside the octagon as well.

Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson did a dance-off during the weigh-ins

The Karate Hottie‘ and ’12 Gauge’ had a historic moment during their weigh-ins. Generally, fighters look to make some kind of statement by getting the mental edge during the stare-down after the weigh-ins. However, these two lovely ladies turned the face-off into a dance-off. The fans in the crowd made a huge pop for the two fighters.

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After a unique staredown, the two competed in the main event of UFC on FOX 22: VanZant vs. Waterson; ‘The Karate Hottie’ won the fight via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:21 of round 1.

After this, she went 1-2 in her next three fights and parted ways with the UFC, and joined the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Currently, she is an active BKFC fighter and also does occasional appearances in AEW.

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Deepak Kumar is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. His love for MMA comes from the chaos and violence the fight game brings to the table. A BJJ aspirant, Deepak began following the sport as a casual fan when Ronda Rousey was finishing her opponents in seconds.
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